So on my 486 I just got an at 8kb XT ide Rom, computer is already booting with on track. Is there any reason to add this time or should I put it something else. Only two machines I can think off off the top of my head are my 386sx 504mb limit no auto detect, and my Athlon slot a (limited to 64gb drives somehow).
Can't 100% confirm it, but iv heard verious reports that OnTrack/DDO patches will prevent modern windows from being able to pickup the CF/SD card due stuff it does with hard drives.
Honestly. XT-IDE is a cleaner way to bypass LBA limits. Will let you use your CF cards without fuss too.
ODD: almost always works, not much trial and error, free and no HW change required; some compatibility issues when moving drives
XT-IDE: clean from no-SW-required perspective, elegant, XTIDE+flash integrated options; can cost time and money to get working
I tend to favor XTIDE for older systems e.g. XT and overlays for 486/Pentium.
I use both. Both work fine.
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Apparently 32-bit is dead and nobody likes P4s.
Of course, as always, I'm open to correction...😉
I prefer XTIDE Universal BIOS or the IDE Enhancer's BIOS, since they also work with non-WinDOS operating systems.
Anyway.. EZ-Drive or On-Track come in handy on laptops, since integrating XTIDE Universal BIOS into their BIOS chips is quite a challenge.
Edit: On some systems, mainly with ancient 286 BIOSes, the PC in question wouldn't boot (hang) if both a "modern" (ATA-2 or higher ?) HDD or CF card was installed and a fixed HDD type was selected.
In such a situation, DDOs are of no help, because they rely on the service routines of the System BIOS. Here, a separate HDD BIOS is about the only way to get HDDs working.
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